"Citizen Koch" - a documentary about the Republican Party in flux and campaign finance rules, with Wisconsin politics as its backdrop - will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

David and Charles Koch are billionaires who support conservative causes and politicians, including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Here is the Sundance catalog description. | Nov. 28, 2012»Read Full Blog Post(29)

Jim Rygiel's road to winning three Oscars started at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which the Kenosha native attended from 1973 to 1977.

In ceremonies Friday, Rygiel, who won a visual effects Oscar for each film in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was given the UWM Chancellor Recognition Award for having "demonstrated excellence." Earlier in the day, Rygiel met with UWM film students. | Nov. 9, 2013»Read Full Article

Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company raised the curtain on its 80th season Friday evening, ushering in the season with a grand production of Verdi's "La Traviata."

"Traviata" is the tragic tale of a dying courtesan willing to give up everything for love. She is convinced by her lover's father to end the romance, but he relents at seeing his son's pain over the loss. The lovers reunite shortly before her death. | Nov. 9, 2013»Read Full Article

Paris, 1904. A 25-year-old German physicist walks into a bar, where he'll eventually be joined by a 23-year-old Spanish painter. Albert Einstein, meet Pablo Picasso, courtesy of Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."